Democratic Party 2008 platform to call decision to go to war with Iraq a "strategic blunder"

[ProSense]

Democrats label Iraq 'strategic blunder'

Posted: Sunday, August 03, 2008 4:28 PM by Domenico Montanaro

From NBC/NJ’s Matthew Berger

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Democratic Party will formally call the decision to go to war with Iraq a “strategic blunder” in its 2008 platform, according to a draft debated Saturday. The party also included language on Iraq withdrawal echoed by its presumptive nomine, Barack Obama, as it expressed a desire to “be as careful getting out of Iraq as we were careless getting in.”

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A drafting committee unveiled the 44-page platform for the national party, encompassing both traditional Democratic values and the plans unveiled by Obama.

The party’s draft differs from four years ago on Iraq, when it said “people of good will disagree about whether America should have gone to war in Iraq.” This time, reflecting a shift in American public opinion, the committee hopes to emphasize that “Iraq was a diversion from the fight against the terrorists who struck us on 9-11” while reiterating complaints about the war’s execution. It also echoes Obama’s calls to remove one to two military brigades each month.

“I think the facts are clear now,” Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, drafting committee chair, said after the hearing. “People of good will could disagree with the facts, but as clear as they are now, the facts are manifest that it was a blunder.”

The language on Iraq is consistent with Obama’s position, and is significant for a party that includes many leaders who initially backed the war in Congress. While some, including former Sen. John Edwards, have called the initial support a mistake, others, like Sen. Hillary Clinton, have said the error was largely in the war’s execution.

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[polichick]

1. I'd call it a "crime against humanity."

[totodeinhere]

8. Exactly. Calling it a "strategic blunder" is a cop out.

It was no blunder. shrub and his cronies knew exactly what they were doing and they need to be held accountable for it.

[polichick]

10. Looks like it'll take the rest of the world to bring them to justice.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. ....as if they even had a strategy........

[Cha]

3. Good..does that mean

no VP who voted for the Strategic Blunder?

[polichick]

4. Lol - we can only hope...

Good reason not to choose a Senator ~ even Kerry voted for it, didn't he?

[Cha]

5. He did but he's helped a lot with his

actions afterwards and his caveats before..also he actually apologized.

[polichick]

6. I really like John Kerry and was happy to meet him this year...

But it's possible that Barack wouldn't consider someone who voted for it ~ hadn't thought about it before.

[Cha]

7. I'm a Deaniac but came to just

love Senator John Kerry..how cool you got to meet him.

[polichick]

9. I'm a Deaniac too! I thanked JK for asking Barack to give the 04 speech...

He was happy I remembered and very nice ~ also even more handsome than he is on TV!

[Cha]

11. He's very handsome and I feel really good that

you thanked him in person for asking Obama to speak at the 2004 Convention!

Kerry had quite a part in helping us get Obama and responsible for the 2nd Tier of Obama's fascinating convention experiences.

Obama talks about the first one in his book "The Audacity of Hope" in that he went to the Dem Convention 2000 in LA but his credit card wasn't working when he got there and the perfect storm ensued so that he ended up not being able to get inside the Convenion Center.. as well as writing about Kerry asking him to speak at the 2004 one in Boston.

Michelle gave her 2004 "backstage" experience at the Convention with Obama when she was asking us to donate to get a chance to fly to Denver and meet him. She noticed he seemed nervous right before he was about to go out on stage when he hadn't been previously so she went up and whispered in his ear.."Just don't screw it up, buddy":D

:toast: to a Deaniac:patriot:

[polichick]

12. "Just don't screw it up, buddy" lol

Michelle is great!

:toast: :patriot:

[girl gone mad]

13. Better 7 years late than never.

When will they ever take progressives seriously?

[gulliver]

14. Also "government waste"

... and "taxation without representation" by charging it to future Americans.